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Steketee, Amy M. – District Administration, 2012
The nature of school security has changed dramatically over the last decade. Schools employ various measures, from metal detectors to identification badges to drug testing, to promote the safety and security of staff and students. One of the increasingly prevalent measures is the use of security cameras. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: School Security, School Districts, School Administration, Central Office Administrators
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Luo, Xi; Zhang, Sheng; Hu, Sien; Bednarski, Sarah R.; Erdman, Emily; Farr, Olivia M.; Hong, Kwang-Ik; Sinha, Rajita; Mazure, Carolyn M.; Li, Chiang-shan R. – Brain, 2013
Deficits in cognitive control are implicated in cocaine dependence. Previously, combining functional magnetic resonance imaging and a stop signal task, we demonstrated altered cognitive control in cocaine-dependent individuals. However, the clinical implications of these cross-sectional findings and, in particular, whether the changes were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Toxicology, Cocaine, Drug Addiction
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Werner, T. C.; Hatton, Caroline K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
The "cat-and-mouse game" between those who enable athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and those who try to detect such use provides a wealth of interesting examples for the undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry classroom. In this article, we focus on several commonly used PEDs, including amphetamine, anabolic steroids,…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Athletes, Biochemistry, Drug Use Testing
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Robbins, Michael S.; Feaster, Daniel J.; Horigian, Viviana E.; Rohrbaugh, Michael; Shoham, Varda; Bachrach, Ken; Miller, Michael; Burlew, Kathleen A.; Hodgkins, Candy; Carrion, Ibis; Vandermark, Nancy; Schindler, Eric; Werstlein, Robert; Szapocznik, Jose – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of brief strategic family therapy (BSFT; an evidence-based family therapy) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) as provided in community-based adolescent outpatient drug abuse programs. Method: A randomized effectiveness trial in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network compared BSFT to…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Adolescents
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Polzer, Katherine – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
Drug courts are reinventing the drug testing framework by experimenting with new methods, including use of the sweat patch. The sweat patch is a band-aid like strip used to monitor drug court participants. The validity and reliability of the sweat patch as an effective testing method was examined, as well as the effectiveness, meaning how likely…
Descriptors: Courts, Drug Use, Program Effectiveness, Drug Use Testing
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Scherer, Michael; Furr-Holden, C. Debra; Voas, Robert B. – Evaluation Review, 2013
Background: Despite the ample interest in the measurement of substance abuse and dependence, obtaining biological samples from participants as a means to validate a scale is considered time and cost intensive and is, subsequently, largely overlooked. Objectives: To report the psychometric properties of the drug use disorder (DUD) questionnaire…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Questionnaires, Surveys, Drug Use Testing
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Butler, Frank – Current Issues in Education, 2012
Non-individualized (so-called "random") drug testing in public schools presents issues of Constitutional law on both the federal and state levels, particularly with regard to citizens' freedom from "unreasonable searches and seizures." The trend toward increasing acceptance of such testing by the courts (and particularly the U.S. Supreme Court)…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Courts, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
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Henggeler, Scott W.; McCart, Michael R.; Cunningham, Phillippe B.; Chapman, Jason E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to test a relatively efficient strategy for enhancing the capacity of juvenile drug courts (JDC) to reduce youth substance use and criminal behavior by incorporating components of evidence-based treatments into their existing services. Method: Six JDCs were randomized to a condition in which…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adolescents, Age, Contingency Management
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NJ1), 2010
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Drug-Testing Program was created to protect the health and safety of student-athletes and to ensure that no one participant might have an artificially induced advantage or be pressured to use chemical substances. This publication describes this program in the following chapters: (1) NCAA…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Drug Use Testing, Athletes, Drug Abuse
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Kleinpeter, Christine B.; Brocato, Jo; Koob, Jeffrey J. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
This study evaluates 3 drug-testing strategies implemented in 5 different jurisdictions with drug courts in Orange County, California. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the sweat patch acts as a deterrent and under what conditions it can be used to improve outcomes. Results indicated that although the use of the sweat patch did not…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Graduation Rate, Courts, Testing
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Petry, Nancy M.; Weinstock, Jeremiah; Alessi, Sheila M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Contingency management (CM) is efficacious in reducing drug use. Typically, reinforcers are provided on an individual basis to patients for submitting drug-negative samples. However, most treatment is provided in a group context, and poor attendance is a substantial concern. This study evaluated whether adding CM to group-based…
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Contingency Management, Drug Use, Patients
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Judge, Lawrence W.; Bellar, David; Craig, Bruce; Gilreath, Erin – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2010
The practice of enhancing athletic performance through the use of ergogenic aids or by extraneous artificial means is as old as competitive sport itself. Although the abuse of such substances has been historically problematic, very little research assessing the attitudes of strength/power athletes concerning ergogenic aids exists. As national…
Descriptors: Track and Field, Negative Attitudes, Drug Use, Athletes
Velasquez, James – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Random drug testing (RSDT) in schools is a controversial topic. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that RSDT is constitutional for certain groups of students. Moreover, funding has been made available for schools to implement RSDT programs through the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. This…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Drug Use Testing, Politics of Education, Prevention
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Myers, Bronwyn; Burnhams, Nadine Harker; Fakier, Nuraan – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
Although outcomes monitoring and the collection of other performance data holds benefits for service managers and policy makers, the extent to which these data are collected by South African substance abuse service providers is unknown. To describe (i) the extent to which substance abuse service providers in South Africa monitor and evaluate their…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries, Counseling, Public Policy
Collier, Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the effect of a multiple high-risk behaviors prevention program applied comprehensively throughout an entire school-system involving universal, selective, and indicated levels of students at a local private high school during a 4-year period. The prevention program was created based upon the…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Behavior Problems, Prevention
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